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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 4448 p4p, 496 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (ranked 2763 p4p, 361 weight class). Unchained has chosen Murphy Lee (feat. King Jacob & Prentiss Church) - Stomp (Explicit) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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176 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Olympia Unchained has been cut.
Cook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cook connects with the punch.
Cook throws a lazy head kick
and Unchained moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Unchained pulls guard successfully.
Unchained lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Unchained slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cook wants to control but Unchained postures up.
Unchained advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unchained looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cook in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained landing strikes from the mount and Cook is in trouble!
Unchained with the ground and pound from mount.
Cook is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Unchained can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cook is looking to escape.
Unchained lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Unchained lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cook hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook regains half guard.
Cook's coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Unchained scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Unchained works his way into full mount!
Unchained lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unchained working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cook on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cook tries to get out of the position.
Unchained with shots to the head and body - Cook looks very uncomfortable down there.
Unchained trying to control but Cook is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cook is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cook is trying desperately to improve position.
Unchained raining down shots from the mount!
Unchained lands a nice shot to the head.
Unchained working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Unchained lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained controlling from mount.
Unchained lands a big shot there that rocks Cook but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cook can't escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unchained is landing with some decent strikes but Cook is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Unchained content just to control the position here.
Cook is trying to escape the mount.
Unchained controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olympia Unchained dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unchained scores with a jab to the body.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unchained.
Bob Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Cook connects with a looping right hand.
A left lands for Cook.
Cook misses with a hook to the body
and Unchained counters with a nice uppercut.
Cook tries to clinch but Unchained moves out of range.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unchained gets a clinch.
Unchained works on Cook's body with a couple of short punches.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as Cook controls the action.
Unchained tries to pull guard but Cook won't allow it.
Unchained blocks an elbow strike.
Unchained lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unchained blocks an elbow strike from Cook.
A short uppercut from Unchained.
Unchained has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Unchained tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unchained cracks Cook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Unchained swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unchained circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Unchained counter with a right hand.
A cross from Unchained lands.
Unchained keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Unchained dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cook slips a straight right by Unchained.
Unchained swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Unchained manages to avoid it.
Bob Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unchained avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Unchained lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unchained.
Unchained lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Unchained lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Unchained has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cook uses from the top position.
Cook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Unchained is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unchained pulls Cook in to control the position.
Cook wants to control from the top but Unchained keeps moving.
Unchained lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Unchained on the ground.
Unchained is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cook working a defensive guard here.
Unchained trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook has momentary wrist control but Unchained slips an elbow through the middle.
Unchained makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Unchained working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cook trying to keep a closed guard but Unchained is proving a slippery customer.
Unchained is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Unchained throwing strikes from guard but Cook blocks nicely.
Unchained postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unchained is looking to work some ground and pound but Cook has wrist control.
Unchained won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Unchained wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olympia Unchained showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Unchained lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Cook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Unchained loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook slips under a jab.
Unchained throws a hook but Cook avoids it easily.
Cook looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cook misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Unchained on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Unchained misses with a body shot.
Unchained lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Unchained.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook wants to clinch.
Unchained throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook appears to be looking for a big counter.
Unchained has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained cracks a nice hook into Cook's ribs.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Cook keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Unchained lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Unchained has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unchained there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unchained throws a body shot but no joy.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Unchained lands a slapping body shot.
Unchained misses with a straight left.
Cook is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Unchained.
Nice cross by Cook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Unchained ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Bob Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Unchained fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unchained connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cook's hands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cook!
Cook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unchained manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unchained ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
Unchained dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
Cook tries to bum rush Unchained with a series of wild strikes but Unchained uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained misses with the head strike.
Olympia Unchained seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unchained has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook lands an uppercut.
Unchained tries to work over Cook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unchained prevents a body shot from Cook.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Cook lands with a left to the head.
Cook is trying to force a seperation but Unchained has the dominant position.
Cook tries to break free but Unchained pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Unchained.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cook throws an elbow but misses.
Unchained lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Unchained.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unchained successfully pulls guard.
Unchained looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cook is one step ahead there.
Cook being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Cook working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unchained thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Unchained tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Unchained bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cook's guard.
Cook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unchained doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Unchained manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Unchained forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olympia Unchained comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Unchained has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olympia Unchained!
During a confident post fight interview, Olympia Unchained thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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